Bahrain’s national product exports value hits $1.09bln in August

Bahrain’s national product exports value hits $1.09bln in August

Bahrain - The value of Bahrain’s exports of national origin jumped 8% during August to hit BD416 million ($1.09 billion) compared to BD386 million ($1.02 billion) for the same month last year.

The top 10 countries in terms of the value of exports of national origin purchased from Bahrain accounted for 81% of the total value, with the remaining countries accounting for 19%, according to the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA).

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia topped the list of countries importing goods from Bahrain (worth BD88 million) followed by US with BD57 million and Netherlands with BD43 million.

Unwrought aluminum alloys emerged as the top products exported by the kingdom during August valued at BD161 million, agglomerated iron ores and concentrates came second with a value of BD58 million followed by aluminum wire (not alloyed) worth BD19 million, stated iGA in its foreign trade report of August 2022, encompassing data on the balance of trade, imports, exports (national origin), and re-exports.

Meanwhile, Bahrain's value of imports increased by 5%, reaching BD520 million during August compared to BD496 million for the same month of the previous year. The top 10 countries accounted for 73% of the value of imports, with the remaining countries accounting